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Andy Burnham warns Kemi Badenoch that military spending cannot trump social security

Andy Burnham warns Kemi Badenoch that military spending cannot trump social security

The Prime Minister warned that stripping £4bn from housing support would trigger unprecedented homelessness and force "hundreds of thousands of children" into emergency accommodation. The Conservative politician argued that Britain must finance its military rather than pouring all available cash into the benefits system. Burnham dismissed her ideas as clumsy, trying instead to steer the debate towards his own targets for constructing new homes.

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